Wall construction



. April 14,1942.

H. H. BuRsciN WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 4, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet l wir? April 14, 1942. H. H. BURsoN 2,279,898

WALL CONSTRUCTIN Y Filed Aug. 4, 1939 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Apr; 14, 1942 wsu. coNsTnucTIoN Harry H. Burson, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Norman C. Spong, Chicago, Ill.

Applicationnugst 4, 1939, serial No. 288,321

19 Claims.

The present invention is directed to the use of metal clips designed to engage'with a beam or `studding and provided with prongs adapted to permit the impalement of wooden nailing blocks for the purpose of securing a base board, cove, or the like, to the completed wall.

'I'he use of the pronged clips of the present in'- vention permits a beam or studding to be held in proper relation to the floor, ceiling joist, or other structural element, as the case may be, and permits a nailing block to'be readily impaled and held in place in contiguous relation to the beam or studding, or other structural element, as a nailing block for Wooden strips known -as grounds or the like, so that when the plastering of the wall has been completed an exposed nailing surface will be afforded for the securing of the base board, cove, or the like, in its intended position.

Further objects and details will appear from the description of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lower andy upper -clips of the present invention in a form designed to afford channels for the reception of the edges of thewall board sections;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the channel features omitted as in cases where metal lathl or the like are employed;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the base portion of a wall illustrating the use of the invention of Fig. 1 as applied to a floor;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the form of the base plate while the former initially project out- 'wardly` ,and terminate in a flared tip portion I1 which aiords a throat to facilitate the insertion of a wall board section I9 in cases where the tongues a're lflrst bent to channel forming relation, but in cases where the Wall board section is first positioned it facilitates the bending up of the outer tongues, so that in either event a channel will be provided by inner and outer upwardly extending tongues standing in spaced relation to one another. The base plate is provided on each side of its center with an upwardly proembraces the edge walls of the beam or studding,

invention shown in Fig. 2 as applied to a ceiling employing metal lathing;

f Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upperclip illustrated in Fig. 1; and

Figs. 6, 7 'and 8 are sections showing various vuses of the present invention.

It will be understood that the description to be hereinafter given is intended to illustrate various applications of the invention but that it is not thereby intended to illustrate all of the combinations in which the clips of the present invention may be employed.

Referring to the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the lower clip consists of a ilat base plate I 0 having nailing apertures II. The center of the clip is provided with spaced upstanding walls I 2 connected by a bridge I 3. Each of the walls on its upper edge is provided with an undercut T-shaped tongue Il.

The base plate, along one of its edges, is provided with outer tongues I5 and inner tongues I6, the latter extending at right angles to the and on the open channeled side the tongue I4 is struck down into the channel so 'as to ailord an interlock for holding the beam or studding rigidly in position. Ordinarily only one of the two tongues I4 will be actively employed, but it is desirable to provide right and left tongues so that either may be used Ias conditions may warrant. The clip is held in place on the oor by nails 25 Awhich are driven directly into the floor through'th'e nailing apertures.

, In order to more securely 'unite the nailing block and the beam or studding, an upper clip 2lia is employed, which in the form of a stiff `fiat plate providedin its center with a T-shaped slot'l2Ia comprising a center leg 22 terminating in cross notches 23B. The inner edge of the plate is shouldered at the points 21| so that the T- shaped slot along each of its edges is configured to t into the open side'of the channeled studding, suincient clearance being afforded to permit the clip to be positioned as in Fig. 3 and in either right or left relation tothe studding as conditions may require. The upperclip is provided with right and left pointed prongs 25a struck down from the edges, either of which is adapted to impale the upper face of the nailing block 2|. In addition, apertures 26B are provided for the driving of a nail, which more firmly unites the plate to the nailing block and thus firmly supports the beam 22, which is not only anchored to the iioor by the lower clip but rmly braced at a higher level by the upper clip.

In'the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, the wall board section I9,has its lower edge fitted into the channel provided. so that it stands in substantially abutting relation to the studding there shown. After the nailing block has been impaled on one of the prongs of the lower clip (two blocks for purposes of convenient description and are not intended as terms of limitation with respect tov the plane of the earths surface, and that the term outwardly as used in the claims has reference to the plane of the clip and includes an upward, downward, or lateral projection there'- from, as the case may be.

The clip of Fig. 2 is in all essential respects identical with the clip of Fig. 1, save for the fact thatthe channel forming tongues areomitted. The clip of Fig. 2 is intendedfor use in cases where wall board sections aresecured by nailing, or where metal lath (Fig. 4) is .employed in place of wall board sections, which metal lath is attached in the usual manner by wire ties Il passed around the beam. studding, or other structural element supported by the clip` It will, of course, be understood that the clip of Fig. 2 may be nailed to the iloor in the manner shown in Fig. 1, and that in all respects it embodies the same principles and may be substituted therefor where conditions warrant.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the clip nailed to a ceiling joist or beam 32 with a nailing block impaled on the clip to aiford a nailing surface for a cove strip or the like. In this instance the channeled beam extends horizontally to support the metal lath, but it will, of course. be understood that the clip of Fig. 4 may be used in connection with a vertically standing channeled beam, studding, or the like..

'Ihe clips of the present invention are formed of a single piece of sheet metal sumciently stiff and rigid to afford the necessary support, but where tongues are employed'they are sumciently flexible to permit bending in the manner described. In some cases it may be desirable in the ilrst instance to bend the outer tongue upwardly to afford the necessary channel, but in wall construction it will often be found desirable to defer bending of the outer tongues lmtil -thewall board section has been positioned, and

in such cases the flared tips of the tongues when contacting a iloor or the like afford a gap or crack, which permits the easy insertion of a tool and facilitates the upbending of the tongues.

'Ihe clips may be used in any one of several different ways in the completing of the wall structure. The wall illustrated in Fig. 3 is completed on one side by the application of a plaster surface 21, which is applied to the wall board i! and is sumciently thick to lie ilush with the front face of the nailing block 2l which serves as a screed for regulating the thickness of the plaster coating. After the plaster has been applied,l a.

of the wall in this instance is somewhat di!- ferently constructed, in that upperand lower .grounds Il and 3i are nailed through the face Y of the wall board andinto the inner surface of the nailing block, and in this instance the grounds extend continuously, and the upper ground serves as a base for the application of a plaster coating Il, after which the base of the wall is finished by a base board 31 which overlaps the Joint between the plaster and the upper ground.

In Fig. 6, the rear wall surface construction is duplicated in the front wall. and in this instance the wall board is butted against the `floor and nailed to the front face'of the nailing block, which extends outwardly beyond the s tudding and thus serves as a spacer for a hollow wall construction in which the wall board sections are employed in properly spaced relation to one another. In this instance upper and lower grounds 34* and l5* are nailed through the front wall board section, and if desired, additional nails II may be employed for directly uniting the `wall vboard to the nailing block before nailing the grounds in position. In this instance a base board Il' is employed to overlap the Joint, so that both sides of the wall are built up and iinished in substantially the same manner, the only diflerencebeingthatonthelefthand sidethe wall board abuts directly against the side face ofthestuddinswhileontherighthand sidethe wall board stands in spaced relation thereto.

In the construction shown in Fig. '1, a single layer of wall board is employed, which is socketed at its lower edge into the channel aorded by the lower clipand upper and lower, relatively thin, grounds 3! and I0 are nailed directly to the front face of the nailing block, which in this instance lies ush with the front edge ofthe studding,` after which the plaster coating Il is applied in front of the wall board Il and of suiIicient-depth to extend around and completely embed the studding, the grounds serving as a' grounds, or nailed through the grounds and into the nailing block. In this instance the lower edge of the wall board is socketed within the channellprovided by the clip, but it might ter-- minate atl a higher levelfand be nailed directly to the nailing block. Fig. 'I shows a solid wall construction in which the wall board furnishes the` core with relatively thick layers of plasterv on opposite sides thereof.

Fig. 8 shows a. hollow wall in which the upper grounds 46 are nailed to the respective faces of the nailing block, which may project outwardly beyond -the studding to any desired degree depending upon the desired spacng of the wall sections, or may lie ilush with the edge of the studding. The upper grounds in this instance are relatively thick and are secured below the top of the nailing block so that a surface'is afforded above the upper grounds for butt contact of the lower edges of the wall board sections which are nailed'directly to the nailing block.

In this linstance the grounds are of greater depth er'thielmess than the wan board sections so that they project beyond the same and on each side of the wall aiiord a ledge for the lower edge of the plaster coating Il, the grounds also acting as a screed to regulate the depth of the plaster. In this instance lower grounds 48 of equal depth are employed which are nailed directly into the nailing block, and base boards 49 overlapping the plaster are employed to finish the wall.

-This arrangement is one which permits wall board sections of standard width to be employed y in the construction of the wall without trimming or cutting at the ceiling level, since the upper grounds, which support the wall board sections, can be secured at the required height to compensate, within limits, for variations in the height of the ceiling, which of course reduces the labor cost in trimming the edges of the wall board sections. f

In all of the instances described', if desired ,quarter rounds or other finishing strips l) may be employed inA the customary manner at the iioor level. In view of the fact that the wall board sections ofFig. 8 are butted against the upper grounds, it is preferredto employ a lower clip of the character shown in Fig. 2 without the channel forming tongues, although the lclip of Fig. l may be employed and the tongues bent out of the way, since in thisconstruction they serve no useful purpose.

Furthermore, it will befunders'tocd that such terms as upper and lower are employed merely for purposes of convenience and not as terms of limitation, and that they are not necessarily intended to refer to the relation of the partsl to the earths surface, since a reverse arrangement would be applicable to the upper ends of the studdngs, and any other angular disposition of the respective parts, required to meet local conditions -of use, is contemplated.

The inventionis one which permits the studdings, beams, or other structural elemerits to be quickly positioned and supported at the desired points, and thereafter affords channels for the reception of the wall board sections where such are employed, and at the same time the provision of pointed prongs affords a quick and Aconvenient means for positioning and holding the nailbeams, or the like, and in position to be embedded by the plaster, save for the exposed nailing surface. The nailing blocks, in conjunction with the upper and lower clips, afford flrm sockets for the anchorage of the studdings, and the nailing blocks or grounds secured thereto, which also afford gage blocks or screeds for regulating the depth of the plaster coating, and after the wall has been completed, the finishing strips, base board, cove strips, or the like, can be readily nailed in position against a firm nailing surface.

I claim:

l. A clip of the class described, comprising a base plate having in-its medial portion angularly extending spaced walls connected by an angularly extending bridge to provide a channel shaped socket for the reception of a beam or studding, and having a nailing prong projecting from the base plate at substantially right angles thereto and terminating in'an outwardly presented point and adapted to have a nailing block forced by direct pressure thereonto.

2. A clip ofthe class described, comprising a base plate having in its medial portion angularly extending walls connected by an angularly ex-\ tending bridge to provide a channel shaped r socket for the reception of a channeled beam or 7" studding, one of said walls being provided with a tongue adapted to be struck down into the open face of the channel to ailord an interlock, and the base plate being provided with an outwardly struck pointed prong extending at substantiallyy right angles theretov and terminating in an outwardly presented point adapted to have a nailing block forced by direct pressure thereonto.

3. In a-wall construction. the combination of a clip having a base plate provided with an outwardly` struck pointed nailing prong and having in its center a pair of spaced angularly extending walls connected by a bridge to afford a socket and having a tongue on the edge of one of said walls. a channeled beam or studding entered within the socket thus afforded and having the tongue extending into the open side of the channel to aiord an interlock, a nailing block impaled upo the prong, a wall filling having its outer surface in lush relation with the nailing block; a finishing strip nailed to the exposed surface of the nailing block, and a Wall forming element o'n the opposite side of the Wall filling.

4. In a wall construction, the combination o1' a clip having a base plate provided with an outwardly struck pointed nailing prong and having in its center a pair of spaced angularly extending walls connected by a bridge to aiord a socket,

and having a tongue on the edge of one of said walls, av channeled beam or studding entered within the socket thus afforded and having thetongue extending into the open side of the channel to afford an interlock, a nailing block im- -paled upon the prong, a wall filling-having its t outer surface in flush relation with the nailing block, a finishing strip nailed to the exposed sur-` anupwardly extending pointed nailing prong, ak

a channeled. beam or studding with which the baser/plate isengaged, a nailing block impaled upon the prong, and an upper clip engaged with' Y the beam or studding and having a downwardly struck nailing prong entered into the upper end of the nailing block;

6. In a wall construction, the combination of a lower clip. having'a base plate provided with an upwardly extending pointed nailed prong, a channeled beam or studding with which the base plate is engaged, a nailing block impaled upon the prong, and an upper clip engaged with the beam or studding and having a downwardly extending pointed prong entered into the upper end of the nailing block, a wall filling having its outer ,upwardly extending pointed nailing prong, a

beam or studding with which the base plate is engaged, a nailing block impaled upon the prong, a

ground secured to the nailing block, a wall lling having its outer surface iniiush relation to the ground, a finishing strip nailed to thev ground,

, and a wall board section on the opposite side of Ithe beam or studding against which the wall filling abuts.

4 cameos' 8. In a wall construction, the combination of a lower clip having a base plate provided with an upwardly extending pointed nailing prong, a beam or studding with which the base plate is engaged, a nailing block impaled upon the prong, and an upper clip engaged with the beam or studding and having a downwardly .extending pointed prong entered into the upper end of the nailing block, a` ground secured to the nailing block, a wall filling having its outer surface in flush relation to the ground, a finishing strip nailed to the ground, and a wall board section on the opposite side of the beam or studding against which the wall'illing abuts.

9. In a wall construction, the combination of a clip having a base plate provided with means for impaling a nailing block and configured to engage a beam or studding, a beam or studding engaged by the clip, a nailing block impaled upon the clip, a wall filling-partly embedding the nailing block, and a' finishing member secured to the nailing block.

10. In a wall construction, the combination of a clip having a base plate provided with means for impaling a nailing block and configured to engage a beam or studding, a beam or studding engaged by the clip, a nailing block impaled upon the clip, a wall filling partly embedding the nailing block, a wall board-section secured in fixed relation to the nailingblock behind the wall i111- ingl and a finishing member secured to the nailing block.

11. In a wall construction, the combination of a clip having a base plate provided with an outwardly struck pointed nailing prong and having in its center a pair of spaced angularly extended walls connected by a bridge to afford a socket and having a tongue on the edge of one of said walls, a channeled beam or studding entered within the socket thus afforded and having the tongue extending into the open side of the channel to afford an interlock, a nailing block im- .paled upon the prong, a wall filling partly embedding the block and a nishing member secured to the nailing. block, and a wall board on the opposite side-of the wall filling and serving as a backing therefor.

12. In a wall construction, the combination of a clip having a base plate provided with means for impaling a nailing block and having in its center a pair of spaced ansularly extending walls connected by a bridge to aiiord` a socket and having a tongue on the edge of one of said walls, a channeled beam or studding entered within the socket thus afforded and having a tongue struck down into the open side of the channel t'o afford an interlock, a nailing block impaled upon the -clip, a wall filling partly embedding the nailing block, a wall .board section on the kopposite side of the studding and held in-xed relation to the nailing block and' serving as a backing for the wall lling, and a finishing member secured to the nailing block andoverlapping transversely of the beam or studding and secured by nailing to the nailing block and in abutting relation to the wall material.

14. In a wall construction, the combination of a lower clip having a base plate provided with an upwardly extending pointed nailing prong, a beam or studding with which the base plate is engaged, a nailing block impaled upon the prong and an upper clip engaged with the beam or studding and having a. downwardly extending pointed prong entered into the upper end of the nailing block, a wall board section adjacent the rear side o f the beam or studding, a filling abut- A "upwardly extending pointed nailing prong, a

beam or studding with which `the base plate isengaged, a nailing block impaled upon the prong, and an upper clip engaged with the beam or studding and having a downwardly extending pointed prong entered into the upper end of the nailing block, a wall board section adjacent one face of the beam or studding, a filling abutting against one of the faces of the wall board section, and a member extending transversely of the beam or studding and secured by nailing to the nailing block and in abutting relation to the filling.

16. A clip of the class described, having a base plate adapted to rest fiatwise upon the intended support and provided with an outwardly struck nailing prong extending at substantially right angles therefrom and terminating in an outwardly presented point adapted to be forced by direct pressure into a nailing block, the base plate also having means for clamping the clip to a beam, studding or the like..in combination with a nailing block having one of its faces abutting against the base plate and having the nailing prong entered into its abutting face.

17. A clip of the class described, having a base plate adapted to rest ilatwise upon the intended support and provided with an outwardly struck nailing prongextending at substantially right angles therefrom and terminating in an outwardly presented point adapted to be forced by direct pressure into a nailing block, the base plate also having a tongue normally upstanding therefrom and adapted to be struck down into the open face of a 'channeled beam or the like, in combination with a nailing block having one of its faces abutting against the base plate and having the nailing prong entered into its abutting face.

18. A clip of the class described, having a base plate adapted to rest atwise upon the intended support and provided with an outwardly struck nailing prong extending at substantially right angles therefrom and terminating in an out-` wardly presented point adapted to be forced by` direct pressure into a nailing block, the base plate also having a tongue normally upstanding therefrom and adapted to be struck down into the open face of a channeled beam or the like, in combination with a nailing block having one of its faces abutting against the base plate and having the nailing prong entered into its abutting face.

' 19. A clip of the class described, having a base plate adapted to rest atwise upon the intended support and provided with an outwardly struck nailing prong extending at substantially right angles therefrom and terminating in an outreception of va channeled beam or the like, the j bridge having formed thereon a tongue adapted to be struck down into the open face of the channeled beam, in combination with a nailing block wardly presented point adapted to be forced by 5 having one of its faces'abutting against the base direct pressure into" a nailing block, the base plate also having upstanding spaced walls connected .by a bridge to afford a, channel for the plate and with the nailing prong entered` into' its abutting face.

` HARRY H; BURSON. 

